
Tulsi Gabbard, the nominee for director of national intelligence chosen by former President Donald Trump, is set to have a meeting with Sen. Mark Warner, the leading Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee. The meeting, initially planned for Monday, was rescheduled to Tuesday due to inclement weather.
Gabbard, a former Democratic member of the US House, gained national attention in 2017 for meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. This action has made her one of the more controversial picks by Trump. Democrats have expressed concerns about Gabbard's alleged tendency to echo Russian viewpoints, which they find troubling.